AI is not a neutral technology whose benefits need to be redistributed. It is a weapon of class war from above, designed to cheapen labor and concentrate power. Nationalizing it does nothing to change that.
Workers Need a Legal Right to Full-Time Hours
A wage hike is desperately needed for the American working class, but higher wages can’t pay the bills if you want full-time hours and can’t get them. Legislation mandating a right to full-time work could fix this.
No Regrets for Being on the Right Side of History
Daniel Tatlow-Devally is one of five activists on trial in Germany over a direct action targeting Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems. In an interview from jail, he explains why he doesn’t regret it, and how the case has highlighted complicity with Israel.
The Democratic Socialists of America Want to Expand Democracy
Right-wing and centrist pundits, and even House Speaker Mike Johnson, have rushed to denounce the Democratic Socialists of America’s new “Workers Deserve More” platform. But the platform’s central insights are hard to dispute.
What Do We Actually Mean When We Talk About Class?
Socialist politics is a class politics. A clear conception of class is essential for our political strategy.
American Freedom Was Built on Endless Conquest
The Founders made expansion the precondition of American freedom. We must find an alternative.
Jonathan Chait’s Atlantic essay claims the Democratic Socialists of America has betrayed the legacy of its founder, Michael Harrington. It gets DSA’s history, and what the organization is today, wrong.
Amazon Organizers Should Study the Fight for 15
Nothing is more important for unions right now than organizing Amazon. Organizers can learn from the Fight for 15’s success at building pressure through a broad public campaign — and its failure to build a real organization of, by, and for workers.
How Egg Price-Fixing Went Unpunished
The Department of Justice had evidence that three major egg producers colluded to raise egg prices, driving “eggflation” while padding their profits. Like a long list of corporate price gougers before them, they are getting off with a slap on the wrist.
The Genoa Protesters Were Right About Global Capitalism
Twenty-five years ago, 300,000 people marched in Genoa against the G8 summit. The Italian state responded with tear gas, rubber bullets, and improvised torture chambers, but history has vindicated the critique of capitalist globalization by the protesters.
Christopher Nolan vs. the Chuds
Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey is a massive hit — and nearly everyone on the Right, from Elon Musk to the Daily Wire, is furious. Because what 21st-century conservatives really want is a profound cheapening of the Western civilization they claim to revere.
Mainstream economics cannot accept the concept of contradiction that is foundational for Karl Marx’s analysis of capitalism. David Harvey explains why we need the Marxist perspective if we want to make sense of capital’s latest mutations in the age of AI.
Trump Attacks Socialism Because He Knows Americans Want It
The current freak-out by Donald Trump, J. D. Vance, Marco Rubio, Stephen Miller, and other right-wingers about democratic socialism is quite rational. In socialism, they see a formidable foe.
Jacob Riis, NYC’s “People’s Beach,” Is Under Threat
A new luxury club soon to open at Jacob Riis Park, the “People’s Beach,” is set to significantly erode the democratic spirit of a storied slice of the New York City waterfront.
A Voice From Northern England, but Which One?
Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, says he can connect with the northern working-class voters who were once Labour’s base. Yet after decades of deindustrialization, it’s less clear that the party can rebuild its roots outside the main cities.
Zohran Mamdani’s City Hall Wants to Build Tenant Unions
A new New York City initiative, led by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Office of Mass Engagement, will send volunteer organizers into neglected buildings to help tenants organize, testing the role government can play in building collective working-class power.